2010 Summer League Rosters: New Orleans Hornets
Kyle HinesOnly six players in the history of NCAA basketball have ever recorded more than 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 blocks. Those six are David Robinson (1st overall pick, 1987), Pervis Ellison (1st overall pick, 1989), Derrick Coleman (1st overall pick, 1990), Tim Duncan (1st overall pick, 1997), Alonzo Mourning (2nd overall pick, 1992, behind only Shaquille O'Neal) and Kyle Hines (undrafted, 2008). And now in his professional career, Kyle Hines continues to put up numbers whenever he goes.
Unfortunately, that continues to be in the Italian second division. In his second season for Prima Veroli, Hines averaged 18.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, all while playing as a 6'6 centre. For the second year in a row, he helped Veroli to the LegaDue finals, where they lost out on a promotion place. However, just because Veroli aren't going to SerieA, it doesn't mean Hines can't. With those kinds of numbers, it's high time he moved up a level.